Drawing

Title:

Untitled

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1997.016.22

Creator:

Drews, WilliamArtist

Place of Origin:

Klondike

Date:

1898-1899

Description:

Drawing. Untitled, by William Drews, 1898-1899. Pencil on paper. Depicts interior of log cabin: table in center, made up of board slats on two saw horses; a 3-legged round stool; a 3-legged rectangular bench; on a mat or dirt floor. Against the wall are two beds with blankets. Under the bed there are several boxes, shoes, and duffels. A powderhorn and gun hang on the wall nearby, 2 long barrel guns leaning against the wall, and a hat and jacket are hanging near the bed. Against the wall is a blanket or board with the word, "EAGLE", upside-down. In the back of the room is a fireplace, with several tools, shelves, and a window near by. The tools include 2 augers hanging on the wall. The window has a wood cover, which is marked "32 / C M Co / E". On the side wall is a wood stove, with a kettle, 2 frying pans, a stack of wood, and a bucket nearby. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-5 W-7.8 inches

Provenance:

Part of a collection of items from Eaton / French family of Danville, NH, donated by descendant, Halcyon Hobbs Springer (b.1932), Boxford, MA. Captain Alpheus K. Brown (1841-1905) of Manchester, NH was a gold prospector with William Drews on the Liard River in the Klondike, 1898-1899.

Credit Line:

Gift of Halcyon Hobbs Springer, in Memory of her grandmother, Minnie Douglas Smith

People:

Brown, Alpheus K. (1841-1905), Drews, William, Springer, Halcyon Hobbs (1932-2021)

Subjects:

Gold rushes, Gold miners, Gold mining